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where   he   was   learning   his   trade。    The   night   was   coming   on。      He   was 

only a strip of a lad�察�and to lads the night is not rest from work�察�and the 

quietness     of   sleeping�察   �but   gaming�察   �and    drinking�察   �and   courting    young 

women。       Now�察  �there   were   two   women   he   might   have   gone   to�察  �and   one 

was a great Venetian lady�察�with hair the red of a queen's cloak�察�and a great 

noble   shape   to   her   and   great   dignity。   But   with   her   he   would   only   be 

reciting verses or making grand�察�stilted compliments�察�the like of those you 

would hear in   a play。        And   while that seemed   to   fit   in   with   winter   and 

candlelight�察�it was poor sport for spring。 The other one was a black�察�plump 

little gown´maker�察�a pleasant�察�singing little woman�察�very affectionate�察�and 

very proud to have one of the great Polos loving her。                  She was eager for 

kissing�察�and always asking the lad to be careful of himself�察�to be putting 

his cloak on�察�or to be sure and drink something warm when he got home 



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that night�察�for the air from the canals was chill。              The great lady was too 

much of the mind�察�and the little gown´maker was too much of the body�察�

either of them�察�to be pleasing young Marco on the first night of spring。 

     Now�察�it is a queer thing will be pleasing a young man on the first night 

of spring。     The wandering foot itches�察�and the mind and body are keen to 

follow。     There is that inside a young man that makes the hunting dog rise 

from   the   hearth   on   a   moonlit   night�此   �Begor�   �it's   myself'll   take   a   turn 

through the fields on the chance of a bit of coursing。              A weasel�察�maybe�察�or 

an otter�察�would be out the night。 Or a hare itself。            Ay�察�there would be sport 

for you�      �The hare running hell´for´leather�察�and me after him over brake 

and dell。 Ay�      �Ay�    �Ay�     �A good hunt's a jewel�         �I'll take a stretch along 

the road。; 

     Or there is in him what does be troubling the birds�察�and they on tropic 

islands。     ;Tweet´tweet�察─  �they  grumble。         ;A  grand   place this   surely�察  �and 

very comfortable for the winter。           The palm´trees are green�察�but I'd rather 

have     the  green    of  young     grass。   And     the   sea�察 �you    ken�察  �it  becomes 

monotonous。        Do   you   remember   the   peaches   of   Champagne�察  �wife�察  �and 

the cherry´trees of Antrim�拭         �Do you remember the farmer who was such 

a   bad   shot�察  �and   his   wife   with   the   red   petticoat�拭�I'm   feeling   fine   and 

strong in the wings�察�AVOURNEEN。 What do you say�拭                       �Let's bundle and 

go� ─�

     He wandered out with the discontent of the season on him。                     The sun 

had dropped at last�察�and everywhere you'd see torches�察�and the image of 

torches   in   the   water。   On   the   canals   of   the   town   great   barges   moved。 

Everywhere   were   fine�察  �noble   shadows   and   the   splashing   of   oars。   There 

was a great admiral's galley�察�ready to put to sea against Genoa。 There a big 

merchantman back from Africa。              And along the canals went all the people 

in the world�察�you'd think。         Now it was a Frenchman�察�all silks and satins 

and   'la´di´da�察 �monsieur��'      Or   a   Spaniard   with   a   pointed   beard   and   long�察�

lean   legs   and   a   long�察  �lean   sword。  And   now   it   was   a   Greek   courtesan�察�

white     as  milk�察  �sitting   in  her   gondola    as   on   a  throne。    Here     was   a 

Muscovite�察�hairy�察�dirty�察�with fine fur and fine jewels and teeth sharp as a 

dog's。    And     now    an   effeminate     Greek    nobleman�察     �languid    as  a  bride。 

And   here   were   Moorish   captains�察  �Othello's   men�察  �great   giants   of   black 



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marble�察�and swarthy�察�hook´nosed merchants of Palestine�察�and the squires 

of Crusaders  pretty�察�ringleted boys�察�swearing like demons。                    And here 

and   there   were   Scots   and   Irish   mercenaries�察  �kilted�察  �sensitive   folk�察  �one 

moment smiling at you and the next a knife in your gizzard。 

     And as he went through the courts there were whispers and laughter�察�

and occasionally a soft voice invited him to enter�察�but he smiled and shook 

his   head。    Near   the   Canal   de   Mestre�察  �which   is   close   by   the   Ghetto�察  �he 

stopped by the wine´shop called The Prince of Bulgaria�察�and he could hear 

great disputation。       And some were speaking of Baldwin II�察�and how he 

had no guts to have let Palaeologus take Constantinople from him。                      And 

others were murmuring about Genoa。 

     ;Mark us�察 �they  mean   trouble�察 �those dogs。           Better  wipe   them  off  the 

face   of   the   earth   now。;   And   a   group   were   discussing   the   chances   of 

raiding the  Jewish   Kingdom  of   the Yemen。            ;They've   got temples   there 

roofed with gold。;。 。 。And an Irish piper was playing on a little silver set of 

pipes�察�and an Indian magician was doing great sleight of hand。 。 。 

     ;I'll go in and talk to the strange foreign people�察─�said Marco Polo。 



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                                CHAPTER II 



     Now�察�you might be thinking that the picture I'm drawing is out of my 

own head。       Let you not be thinking of it as it is now�察�a city of shadows 

and ghosts�察�with a few scant visitors mooning in the canals。                The Pride of 

the West she was�察�the Jewel of the East。 Constantinople was her courtyard。 

Greece�察  �Egypt�察  �Abyssinia�察      �Bulgaria�察  �and   Muscovy�察     �her   ten´acre   fields。 

The Crusaders on their way to fight the Saracen stopped to plead for her 

help and generosity。 There were no soldiers more chivalrous�察�not even the 

French。     There     were    no  better   fighters�察  �not  even    the  Highland     clans。 

Sailors�拭    �You'd   think   those   fellows   had   invented   the   sea。    And   as   for 

riches and treasures�察�oh� �the wonder of the world she was�                    �Tribute she 

had from everywhere�察�the four great horses of Saint Mark they came from 

Constantinople。        The two great marble columns facing the Piazetta�察�sure�察�

they came from Acre。          When foreign powers wanted the loan of money�察�it 

was to Venice they came。           Consider the probity of Venetian men。              They 

once held as pledge the Crown of Thorns itself。 King Louis IX of France 

redeemed it。 

     The   processions   of   the   tradespeople   were   like   a   king's   retinue�察  �and 

they marching in state on the election of a doge。               Each in their separate 

order they'd come�察�the master smiths first�察�as is right�察�every one garlanded 

like a conqueror�察�with their banner and their buglers。              The furriers next in 

ermine   and   taffeta�察  �the   tanners�察  �with   silver   cups   filled   with   wine�察  �the 

tailors    in  white�察  �with    vermilion     stars�察 �the   wool´workers�察     �with    olive 

branches�察�the quilt´ makers in cloaks trimmed with fleur´de´lis�察�the cloth´ 

of´gold   weavers�察  �with   golden   crowns   set   with   pearls�察  �the   shoemakers   in 

fine   silk�察  �while   the   silk´workers   were   in   fustian�察  �the   cheese´dealers   and 

pork´butchers       in  scarlet   and   purple�察  �the   fish´mongers      and   poulterers�察�

armed like men´of´war�察�the glass´makers�察�with elegant specimens of their 

art�察  �the   comb´makers�察  �with   little   birds   in   cages�察  �the   barber´surgeons   on 

horseback�察�very dignified�察�very

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